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Applied Research and Evaluation of Process Concepts for Liquefaction and Gasification of Western Coals.
Quarterly Progress Report for January to March 1977

Wiser, Dr. Wendell H.

University of Utah

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Table of Contents

I

Cover Sheet

1

II

Objective and Scope of Work

3

III

Summary of Progress to Date

5

IV

A-1

Catalytic Gasification of Coal to High BTU Gas 6
 

A-2

Dissolution of Coal in Hydrogen Donor Solvents with Application of Catalysts and Energized Conditions to Produce Clean Fuels 7

A-4

Steam Reforming of Aromatic Compounds 27

A-6

Production of Hydrogen from Char Produced in Coal Hydrogenation Under High Pressure Inactive

A-7

Study of Thermal and Vapor Phase Catalytic Upgrading of Coal Liquids 36

A-8

Synthesis of Light Hydrocarbons from CO and H2 40

A-9

Development of an Inexpensive Recycle Pump Inactive

B-1

Development of Optimum Catalysts and Supports 49

B-2

(alternate) The Effects of Poisoning on the Desulfurization Activity of Cobalt-Molybdate Catalysts 62

B-3

Fundamental Studies on Hydrogen Transfer Over Coal Conversion Catalysts 65

B-4

Mechanism of Catalytic Hydrogenation by Metal Halide Catalysts 71

C-1

The Mechanism of Pyrolysis of Bituminous Coal 84

C-2

Heat Transfer to Gas-Solids Suspension in Vertical Cocurrent Downflow 85

D-1

Coal Particle and Catalyst Characteristics for Hydrogenation Evaluation and Testing 93

D-2

The Effect of Structure on Coal Reactivity 99

D-4

Pyrolytic Studies and Separation and Characterization of Coal-Derived Liquids 100
 
Supplemental Work 108
 

V

Conclusion 114